Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| need / some petrol / every other day. / I travel a lot. I |
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| go / I / to the hairdresser's / once a month / usually |
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| to the disco? / How / you / do / often / go |
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| usually / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired / in the mornings. / am |
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| you / usually / Do / at home? / have lunch |
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| win / ? / always / Kevin / Does |
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| dress / I / Can / always / in green? |
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| is / John / late / often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / Mike / eats / for dinner / pizza |
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| it / I / five times / saw |
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| feel tired? / often / you / Do |
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| never / can / listen / They |
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| to the gym / I / three times a week / go |
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| asking me questions / always / is / She |
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| I / day in, day out / have to go / shopping |
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| I / once a year / go / to the dentist / usually |
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| very often / come / to help me / My parents |
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| help you / will / Tom / rarely / if you need it |
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| your car keys / find / You / can / never |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| oranges / I / hardly ever / eat |
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| go / every day / Do / ? / you / to the gym |
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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| soup / We / every other day / have |
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| very often / in blue / dresses / She |
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| get up / I / always / at 8 a.m. |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / listens / when you talk to her / She |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| me / phoned / Yesterday, / she / twice |
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| what to say / I / never / know |
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| need / some help with the homework / They / usually |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
